⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:53 · ATL 8-3 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 5:13 · ATL 30-21 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 8:09 · ATL 56-39 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 3:36 · ATL 119-118 HOU
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:44 · ATL 119-121 HOU
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · ATL 119-121 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:21 · ATL 101-93 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 4:19 · ATL 119-123 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Silas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:33 · ATL 32-23 HOU
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:52 · ATL 121-126 HOU
- Turnover
Eric Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · ATL 122-126 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 19 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
